January 29, 2012
This blog post is an answer to a question recently received from a reader, Rose K. “I work two jobs, but one is on a computer all day. So because of access to the computer at work and not much time to work at home, I conduct my personal business online during my lunch hour. [...]
January 22, 2012
Today’s blog is an answer to a question I received recently from Sarah B. And since this is a question I get a lot, I wanted to answer it on my blog for others to read and understand how Taskology™ is intended to work. Leslie,I’m very intrigued by your system, but I’m wondering how Outlook [...]
November 27, 2011
When you were young, your parents told you to do a million things, right? I know my parents did. And I was the youngest, so my older sister chimed in a lot too. I was used to all the “do this” and “do that” going on, but the joke was on me one summer when [...]
November 6, 2011
If you’re like most professionals today you have too much of everything except TIME. One of the heaviest loads to bear these days is e-mail. But even after getting too much to begin with, I find there are groups out there who are self-proclaimed “knowledge junkies” or “e-hoarders,” which is so interesting to me. Since [...]
October 9, 2011
My last post brought forth a wonderful comment from a reader who stood up for paper to-do lists and while I’m a firm believer in electronic task lists, I know there are many professionals who still use, love and rely on paper. It’s no surprise to me that many people don’t actually get why an [...]
September 27, 2011
That’s the question I got from a member of a live audience during a company training I did several years ago. I’ll never forget that question and not just because of her doubtful attitude, but also because I could tell she wasn’t really clear on what productivity was all about. The truth is that she [...]
September 4, 2011
Do you use an Inbox and Outbox in your office? I work with a lot of clients who do. And I don’t think anyone needs them. At least not anyone who’s seriously interested in staying organized, productive and clutter-free. I’m all about simplifying. I want everyone to simplify where possible and the Inbox/Outbox on your [...]
August 18, 2011
Do you use Google Docs to find your e-documents and files? Does it work for you? I actually don’t believe it’s the solution for one of my clients, who regularly uses it to try to find documents in his computer. I know it’s a great software, so I’m not knocking it at all. I just [...]
July 24, 2011
I recently read a blog post about happiness and productivity and while its age is a little older, dating back to 2007, its message will still the test of time and ring true for decades to come. I loved it. It was written by Chief Happiness Officer, Alexander Kjerulf. What I love about his post [...]
July 14, 2011
I recently worked with two clients who greatly respect the time of their office visitors and callers, but not their own. This is true for many of my clients. Is this true for you too? For instance, let’s take my client Bob. When a visitor is standing or sitting in his office, Bob doesn’t pick [...]